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CUFF BUTTON.

' No. 248,145. Patented 001. 11,1881.

1 WITNESSES: INVBNTOR:

ATTORNEYS.

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UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

SHUBAEL GOTTLE, or NEW YORK, N. Y.

CUFF-BUTTON.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 248,145, dated October11, 1881.

Application filed July 14, 1 881. (No model,)

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that L'SHUBAEL COTTLE, of New York city, in the county of-New York and State of New York, have invented a new and usefulImprovementin Ouft Buttons; and I do hereby declare that the followingisa full, clear, and exact description of the same.

My invention is an improvement in the class of ornamental cuff or sleevebuttons and studs whose backs or shoes are constructed with a radialopen slot to facilitate attachment and detachment of the same.

My improvement consists in providing such slotted backs with aceutralverticalhole which communicates with the radial slot for the purpose ofreceiving the stitched edgeof the button-hole when the button is beingattached,

and thus allows the operation to be more easily effected and with lessabrasion, rumpling, and soiling of the end. r

In accompanying drawings, forming part of this specification, Figures 1and 2 are perspective views of tlit'terentforms of cuff-buttonsconstructed according to my invention. Fig. 3 is a perspective view of amodification. Fig. 4 is a plan view representing the button-back in theposition it occupies when partly inserted through the inner lap of acuff. Figs. 5 and 6 provided with a central hole, 0, which communicateswith said slot and forms practically a radial extension thereof. Suchconstruction greatly facilitates the insertion of the back A through acuffor other button-hole, by reason of the fact that in such operationthe hole 0 affords space for and receives the stitched edgeofthebutton-hole, and allows the post or shank B to be centered, so tospeak, with the latter,

as illustrated in Fig. 4. In other words, in

applying the button one edge of the buttonhole is drawn into the centerof the back (see Fig. 4) and thus crosses the end of the post or shankdiametrically instead of coming in contact with the side of the same,and being thereby pressed and turned outward, as would be the case ifthe hole 0 were dispensed with. Thus the opposed edges of thebutton-holenot being crowded so far apart, the buttoniis attached withgreater rapidity and ease, and with less injury to the cuff by reason ofreduced abrasion and less rumpling or soilingof the same.

The button shown in Fig. l is constructed with a hollow post, I), whoseupper edge is notched or out out at a point, d, which coincides with theslot a and hole 0. The button shown in Fig. 3 is provided with a dividedor forked shank, b, in place of a tubular-post, but the operationis thesame in each case when a button is being applied to a culf, since thespace thus provided in the post and shank prevents the bending andabrasion ofthe edge of the button-hole which would otherwise necessarilyresult.

\Vhile my improvementis designed and adapted more particularly for cuffor sleeve buttons, it is obviously applicable to various otherforms ofdetachable buttons, and also to studs intended for use in collar-bandsand wristbands, &c.

Having thus described my invention, what I claim is- A button forcufi's, 8w, consisting of an ornamental top portion, a hollow shankprovided with a vertical notch, and a back or shoe having a central holeand radial slot, as shown and described.

, SHUBAEL GOTTLE. Witnesses:

JOHN TAYLOR,

H. W. Bonus.

